Podcasts by Power and people in ancient Rome - for iPad/Mac/PC
The ancient Romans constructed some of the first ever purpose-built venues for mass-entertainment. How do these structures enhance the audience’s experience of the spectacle? This album looks at famous Roman buildings like the Colosseum, a venue designed to impress, where vast numbers of people congregated for gladiatorial combat, chariot-racing and theatrical shows. Structures such as the Circus Maximus and even the Baths were designed as striking symbols of civic pride, glorifying the power of the Emperors who built them. This material forms part of The Open University course A219 Exploring the classical world.
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Transcript -- Power and people in ancient Rome from 2009-12-01T01:55:54
An audio introduction to this album.
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Transcript -- The Colosseum of Rome from 2009-12-01T01:54:54
The most impressive structure in ancient Rome
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Roman amphitheatres from 2009-12-01T01:53:55
How Roman theatres evolved from informal spaces to formal monumentalised structures.
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Transcript -- Roman amphitheatres from 2009-12-01T01:53:54
How Roman theatres evolved from informal spaces to formal monumentalised structures.
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Glorifying Rome from 2009-12-01T01:52:55
How ancient Roman entertainment venues symbolized the power and might of Rome’s ruling dynasties.
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Transcript -- Glorifying Rome from 2009-12-01T01:52:54
How ancient Roman entertainment venues symbolized the power and might of Rome’s ruling dynasties.
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Transcript -- Audience from 2009-12-01T01:51:54
Entertaining and impressing large numbers of people in ancient Rome.
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Transcript -- Spectacle from 2009-12-01T01:50:54
When only fragments remain how are we to get a sense of what the structure felt like to be inside?
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Baths of Caracalla from 2009-12-01T01:49:55
In Rome, water was not only a necessity but used as a cultural symbol. The Baths were an important source of civic pride.
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Transcript -- Baths of Caracalla from 2009-12-01T01:49:54
In Rome, water was not only a necessity but used as a cultural symbol. The Baths were an important source of civic pride.
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Baths of Ostia from 2009-12-01T01:48:55
The chief port of Rome provides another insight into town life, and the number of Baths suggests the importance of bathing as a social activity.
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Transcript -- Baths of Ostia from 2009-12-01T01:48:54
Transcript -- The chief port of Rome provides another insight into town life, and the number of Baths suggests the importance of bathing as a social activity.
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Transcript -- Baths of Ostia from 2009-12-01T01:48:54
Transcript -- The chief port of Rome provides another insight into town life, and the number of Baths suggests the importance of bathing as a social activity.
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Transcript -- Baths of Ostia from 2009-12-01T01:48:54
The chief port of Rome provides another insight into town life, and the number of Baths suggests the importance of bathing as a social activity.
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